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MauPiailugOceanNavigator MausailedfromHawaiitoTahitiusingtraditionalmethods Inearly1976afishermanledanexpeditioninwhichhesailedatraditionalPolynesianboatacross2500milesofoceanfromHawaiitoTahiti.ThePolynesianVoyagingSocietyhadorganizedtheexpedition.Itspurposewastofindoutifseafarers海员inthedistantpastcouldhavefoundtheirwayfromoneislandtotheotherwithoutnavigationalinstrumentsorwhethertheislandshadbeenpopulatedbyaccident.AtthetimeMauwastheonlymanalivewhoknewhowtonavigatejustbyobservingthestarsthewindandthesea. HehadneverbeforesailedtoTahitiwhichwasalongwaytothesouth.Howeverheunderstoodhowthewindandtheseabehavearoundislandssohewasconfidenthecouldfindhisway.Thevoyagetookhimandhiscrewamonthtocompleteandhedidit Hisgrandfatherbeganthetaskofteachinghimhowtonavigatewhenhewasstillababy.Heshowedhimpoolsofwateronthebeachtoteachhimhowthebehaviourofthewavesandwindchangedindifferentplaces.LaterMauusedacircleofstonestomemorizethepositionsofthestars.Eachstonewaslaidoutinthesandtorepresentastar. ThevoyageprovedthatHawaii’sfirstinhabitantscameinsmallboatsandnavigatedbyreadingtheseaandthestars.Mauhimselfbecameakeenteacherpassingonhistraditionalsecretstopeopleofotherculturessothathisknowledgewouldnotbelost.Heexplainedthepositionofthestarstohisstudentsbutheallowedthemtowritethingsdownbecauseheknewtheywouldneverbeabletoremembereverythingashehaddone.Maucouldnotaffordacompassorcharts.
FamilyHistory Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbeforemanypeoplearebeingattractedtothe51oflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisby52theirownfamilyhistory.Theycantryto53outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobbyespeciallyincountries54afairlyshorthistorylikeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates. Itisonethingtospendsometime55throughabookonfamilyhistoryandto56thedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanotherto57outtheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganised58andcauseyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen59withalittleforwardplanning. Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyou60youareconnectedwithafamouscharacterwhetherheroorcriminaldonotletthisideatake61yourresearch.Justtreatitasaninteresting62.Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequateto63with;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyour64.Themostimportantthingthoughistogetstarted.Who65whatyoumightfind?
第二篇MakingaLossistheHeightofFashion GiventhatagoodyearinthehautecouturebusinessisonewhereyouloseevenmoremoneythanusualtheprevailingmoodinParislastweekwasofrecession-bustingbuoyancy.Thebig-namedesignerswerefallingoverthemselvestoboastofhowmanyoutfitstheyhadsoldatbelowcostpriceandhowthisprovedthatthefashionbusinesswashealthierthanever.Jean-PaulGaultierreportedrecordsalesbutwedon’tmakeanymoneyoutofitthedesignerassuredjournalistsbackstage.Nomatterhowsuccessfulyouareyoucan’tmakeaprofitfromcoutureexplainedJean-JacquesPicartaveteranfashionPRmanandco-founderofthenow-bankruptLacroixhouse. Almost20yearshavepassedsincetheAliceinWonderlandeconomicsofthecouturebusinesswerefirstexposed.OutragedthathewaslosingmoneyoneveningdressescostingtensofthousandsofpoundsthecouturierJean-LouisScherrer—tohowlsoftrahisonfromhiscolleagues-publishedadetailedsummaryofhiscosts.Oneoutfithedescribedcontainedoverhalfamileofgoldthread18000sequinsandhadrequiredhundredsofhoursofhand-stitchinginanatelier.Afairpricewouldhavebeen￡50000butthecouturiercouldonlyget￡35000forit.Ratherthanridinghighonthefolliesofthesuper-richheandhisteamcouldbarelyfeedtheirhungryfamilies. Theresultwasanoutcryandthefirstofaseriesofgovernment-andindustry-sponsoredinquiriesintothesurrealworldofultimatefashion.Thetradecontinuestoinsistthat-relativelyspeaking-coutureoffersyoumorethanyoupayforbutit’snotassimpleasthat.Whensuchatempleofoldwealthstartstalkingaboutvalueformoneyitisn’ttoconvinceanyonethatdressescostingasmuchashousesareabargain.Ratheritistopreservethepeculiarmystiquelucrativeassociationsandthreatenedintereststhatcouturerepresents. Essentiallytheargumentscouldn’tbesimpler.Ononesidearethosewhosaythatthebusinesswilldieifitdoesn’tchange.Ontheotherarethosewhosayitwilldieifitdoes.What’snotindoubtisthathautecouture-thetermtranslatesashighsewing-isaspectacularanachronism.ColossalinitscoststinyinitsclienteleandquestionableinitsinfluenceitstillremainsoneofthegreatthemesofParisianlife.InhisbookTheFashionConspiracyNicholasColeridgeestimatesthattheentirecoutureindustryrestsonthewhimsoflessthan30immenselywealthywomenandalthoughthenumbermayhavegrowninrecentyearswiththenewprosperityofAsiathenumberofcouturecustomersworldwideisnomorethan4000. Toqualifyascoutureagarmentmustbeentirelyhand-madebyoneofthe11PariscouturehousesregisteredtotheChambreSyndicaledelaHauteCouture.Eachhousemustemployatleast20peopleandshowaminimumof75newdesignsayear.SofarsostirringlytraditionalbuttheBigFouroperators-ChanelDiorGivenchyandGaultier—increasinglyusecoutureasamarketingdevicefortheirfarmoreprofitableready-to-wearfragranceandaccessorylines.ThewritersaysthattheoutfitJean-LouisScherrerdescribed
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FamilyHistory Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbeforemanypeoplearebeingattractedtothe51oflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisby52theirownfamilyhistory.Theycantryto53outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobbyespeciallyincountries54afairlyshorthistorylikeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates. Itisonethingtospendsometime55throughabookonfamilyhistoryandto56thedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanotherto57outtheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganised58andcauseyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen59withalittleforwardplanning. Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyou60youareconnectedwithafamouscharacterwhetherheroorcriminaldonotletthisideatake61yourresearch.Justtreatitasaninteresting62.Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequateto63with;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyour64.Themostimportantthingthoughistogetstarted.Who65whatyoumightfind?
第三篇WhySoManyChildren InmanyofthedevelopingcountriesinAfricaandAsiathepopulationisgrowingfast.Thereasonforthisissimple:Womeninthesecountrieshaveahighbirthrate—from3.0to7.0childrenperwoman.Themajorityofthesewomenarepoorwithoutthefoodorresourcestocarefortheirfamilies.Whydotheyhavemanysochildren?Whydon’ttheylimitthesizeoftheirfamilies?Theanswermaybethattheyoftenhavenochoice.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis. Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomylargefamiliesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefieldsandsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomythesituationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;insteadtheyareanexpense.Thusindustrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.ThiswasthecaseinItalywhichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.IntheearlypartofthetwentiethcenturyItalywasapoorlargelyagriculturalcountrywithahighbirthrate.AfterWorldWarIIItaly’seconomywasrapidlymodernizedandindustrialized.Bytheendofthecenturythebirthratehaddroppedto1.3childrenperwomantheworld’slowest. Howevertheeconomyisnottheonlyimportantfactorthatinfluencesbirthrate.SaudiArabiaforexampledoesnothaveanagriculture-basedeconomyandithasoneofthehighestpercapitaincomesintheworld.Neverthelessitalsohasaveryhighbirthrate7.0.MexicoandIndonesiaontheotherhandarepoorcountrieswithlargelyagriculturaleconomiesbuttheyhaverecentlyreducedtheirpopulationgrowth. Clearlyotherfactorsareinvolved.Themostimportantoftheseistheconditionofwomen.Ahighbirthratealmostalwaysgoestogetherwithlackofeducationandlowstatusforwomen.ThiswouldexplainthehighbirthrateofSaudiArabia.Therethetraditionalculturegiveswomenlittleeducationorindependenceandfewpossibilitiesoutsidethehome.OntheotherhandtheimprovedconditionofwomeninMexicoThailandandIndonesiaexplainsthedeclineinbirthratesinthesecountries.Theirgovernmentshavetakenmeasurestoprovidemoreeducationandopportunitiesforwomen. Anotherkeyfactorinthebirthrateisbirthcontrol.Womenmaywanttolimittheirfamiliesbuthavenowaytodoso.Incountrieswheregovernmentshavemadebirthcontroleasilyavailableandinexpensivebirthrateshavegonedown.ThisisthecaseinSingaporeSriLankaandIndiaaswellasinIndonesiaThailandMexicoandBrazil.Inthesecountrieswomenhavealsobeenprovidedwithhealthcareandhelpinplanningtheirfamilies. Thesetrendsshowthataneffectiveprogramtoreducepopulationgrowthdoesnothavetodependonbettereconomicconditions.Itcanbeeffectiveifitaimstohelpwomenandmeettheirneeds.Onlytheninfactdoesithaveanyrealchanceofsuccess.Whencountriesbecomeindustrialized
FamilyHistory Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbeforemanypeoplearebeingattractedtothe51oflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisby52theirownfamilyhistory.Theycantryto53outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobbyespeciallyincountries54afairlyshorthistorylikeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates. Itisonethingtospendsometime55throughabookonfamilyhistoryandto56thedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanotherto57outtheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganised58andcauseyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen59withalittleforwardplanning. Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyou60youareconnectedwithafamouscharacterwhetherheroorcriminaldonotletthisideatake61yourresearch.Justtreatitasaninteresting62.Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequateto63with;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyour64.Themostimportantthingthoughistogetstarted.Who65whatyoumightfind?
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第一篇OntheTrailoftheHoneyBadgers OnarecentfieldtriptotheKalahariDesertateamofresearcherslearntalotmoreabouthoneybadgers獾.TheteamemployedalocalwildlifeexpertKitsoKhamatohelpthemlocateandfollowthebadgersacrossthedesert.Theirmainaimwastostudythebadgers’movementsandbehaviourasdiscreetly谨慎地aspossiblewithoutfrighteningthemawayorcausingthemtochangetheirnaturalbehaviour.Theyalsoplannedtotrapafewandstudythemcloseupbeforereleasingthem.Inviewoftheanimal’sreputationthiswassomethingthatevenKhamawasreluctanttodo. Theproblemwithhoneybadgersistheyarenaturallycuriousanimalsespeciallywhentheyseesomethingnewhesays.thatcombinedwiththeirunpredictablenaturecanbeadangerousmixture.Iftheysenseyouhavefoodforexampletheywon’tbeshyaboutcomingrightuptoyouforsomethingtoeat.They’reactuallyquitesociablecreaturesaroundhumansbutassoonastheyfeeltheymightbeindangertheycanbecomeextremelyvicious凶恶的.Fortunatelythisisrarebutitdoeshappen. Theresearchconfirmedmanythingsthatwerealreadyknown.Asexpectedhoneybadgersateanycreaturestheycouldcatchandkill.Evenpoisonoussnakesfearedandavoidedbymostotheranimalswerenotsafefromthem.Theresearchersweresurprisedhoweverbytheanimal’sfondnessforlocalmelonsprobablybecauseoftheirhighwatercontent.Previouslyresearchersthoughtthattheanimalgotallofitsliquidrequirementsfromitsprey猎物.Theteamalsolearntthatcontrarytopreviousresearchfindingsthebadgersoccasionallyformedloosefamilygroups.Theywerealsoabletoconfirmcertainresultsfrompreviousresearchincludingthefatthatfemalebadgersneversocializedwitheachother. Followingsomeofthemalebadgerswasachallengesincetheycancoverlargedistancesinashortspaceoftime.Somehuntingterritoriescovermorethan500squarekilometers.Althoughtheyseemhappytosharetheseterritorieswithothermalesthereareoccasionalfightsoveranimportantfoodsourceandmalebadgerscanbeasaggressivetowardseachotherastheyaretowardsotherspecies. Asthebadgersbecameaccustomedtothepresenceofpeopleitgavetheteamthechancetogetupclosetothemwithoutbeingthesubjectoftheanimal’scuriosity—ortheirsuddenaggression.Thebadgers’eatingpatternswhichhadbeendisruptedreturnedtonormal.Italsoallowedtheteamtoobservemorecloselysomeoftheothercreaturesthatformworkingassociationswiththehoneybadgerastheseseemstoadoptthebadgers’relaxedattitudewhennearhumans.WhatdoesKitsoKhamasayabouthoneybadgers?
MauPiailugOceanNavigator MausailedfromHawaiitoTahitiusingtraditionalmethods Inearly1976afishermanledanexpeditioninwhichhesailedatraditionalPolynesianboatacross2500milesofoceanfromHawaiitoTahiti.ThePolynesianVoyagingSocietyhadorganizedtheexpedition.Itspurposewastofindoutifseafarers海员inthedistantpastcouldhavefoundtheirwayfromoneislandtotheotherwithoutnavigationalinstrumentsorwhethertheislandshadbeenpopulatedbyaccident.AtthetimeMauwastheonlymanalivewhoknewhowtonavigatejustbyobservingthestarsthewindandthesea. HehadneverbeforesailedtoTahitiwhichwasalongwaytothesouth.Howeverheunderstoodhowthewindandtheseabehavearoundislandssohewasconfidenthecouldfindhisway.Thevoyagetookhimandhiscrewamonthtocompleteandhedidit Hisgrandfatherbeganthetaskofteachinghimhowtonavigatewhenhewasstillababy.Heshowedhimpoolsofwateronthebeachtoteachhimhowthebehaviourofthewavesandwindchangedindifferentplaces.LaterMauusedacircleofstonestomemorizethepositionsofthestars.Eachstonewaslaidoutinthesandtorepresentastar. ThevoyageprovedthatHawaii’sfirstinhabitantscameinsmallboatsandnavigatedbyreadingtheseaandthestars.Mauhimselfbecameakeenteacherpassingonhistraditionalsecretstopeopleofotherculturessothathisknowledgewouldnotbelost.Heexplainedthepositionofthestarstohisstudentsbutheallowedthemtowritethingsdownbecauseheknewtheywouldneverbeabletoremembereverythingashehaddone.AtthetimeofhisvoyageMauhaduniquenavigationalskills.
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FamilyHistory Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbeforemanypeoplearebeingattractedtothe51oflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisby52theirownfamilyhistory.Theycantryto53outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobbyespeciallyincountries54afairlyshorthistorylikeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates. Itisonethingtospendsometime55throughabookonfamilyhistoryandto56thedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanotherto57outtheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganised58andcauseyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen59withalittleforwardplanning. Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyou60youareconnectedwithafamouscharacterwhetherheroorcriminaldonotletthisideatake61yourresearch.Justtreatitasaninteresting62.Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequateto63with;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyour64.Themostimportantthingthoughistogetstarted.Who65whatyoumightfind?
MauPiailugOceanNavigator MausailedfromHawaiitoTahitiusingtraditionalmethods Inearly1976afishermanledanexpeditioninwhichhesailedatraditionalPolynesianboatacross2500milesofoceanfromHawaiitoTahiti.ThePolynesianVoyagingSocietyhadorganizedtheexpedition.Itspurposewastofindoutifseafarers海员inthedistantpastcouldhavefoundtheirwayfromoneislandtotheotherwithoutnavigationalinstrumentsorwhethertheislandshadbeenpopulatedbyaccident.AtthetimeMauwastheonlymanalivewhoknewhowtonavigatejustbyobservingthestarsthewindandthesea. HehadneverbeforesailedtoTahitiwhichwasalongwaytothesouth.Howeverheunderstoodhowthewindandtheseabehavearoundislandssohewasconfidenthecouldfindhisway.Thevoyagetookhimandhiscrewamonthtocompleteandhedidit Hisgrandfatherbeganthetaskofteachinghimhowtonavigatewhenhewasstillababy.Heshowedhimpoolsofwateronthebeachtoteachhimhowthebehaviourofthewavesandwindchangedindifferentplaces.LaterMauusedacircleofstonestomemorizethepositionsofthestars.Eachstonewaslaidoutinthesandtorepresentastar. ThevoyageprovedthatHawaii’sfirstinhabitantscameinsmallboatsandnavigatedbyreadingtheseaandthestars.Mauhimselfbecameakeenteacherpassingonhistraditionalsecretstopeopleofotherculturessothathisknowledgewouldnotbelost.Heexplainedthepositionofthestarstohisstudentsbutheallowedthemtowritethingsdownbecauseheknewtheywouldneverbeabletoremembereverythingashehaddone.Mauexpectedhisstudentstorememberthepositionsofthestarsimmediately.
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第三篇WhySoManyChildren InmanyofthedevelopingcountriesinAfricaandAsiathepopulationisgrowingfast.Thereasonforthisissimple:Womeninthesecountrieshaveahighbirthrate—from3.0to7.0childrenperwoman.Themajorityofthesewomenarepoorwithoutthefoodorresourcestocarefortheirfamilies.Whydotheyhavemanysochildren?Whydon’ttheylimitthesizeoftheirfamilies?Theanswermaybethattheyoftenhavenochoice.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis. Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomylargefamiliesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefieldsandsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomythesituationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;insteadtheyareanexpense.Thusindustrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.ThiswasthecaseinItalywhichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.IntheearlypartofthetwentiethcenturyItalywasapoorlargelyagriculturalcountrywithahighbirthrate.AfterWorldWarIIItaly’seconomywasrapidlymodernizedandindustrialized.Bytheendofthecenturythebirthratehaddroppedto1.3childrenperwomantheworld’slowest. Howevertheeconomyisnottheonlyimportantfactorthatinfluencesbirthrate.SaudiArabiaforexampledoesnothaveanagriculture-basedeconomyandithasoneofthehighestpercapitaincomesintheworld.Neverthelessitalsohasaveryhighbirthrate7.0.MexicoandIndonesiaontheotherhandarepoorcountrieswithlargelyagriculturaleconomiesbuttheyhaverecentlyreducedtheirpopulationgrowth. Clearlyotherfactorsareinvolved.Themostimportantoftheseistheconditionofwomen.Ahighbirthratealmostalwaysgoestogetherwithlackofeducationandlowstatusforwomen.ThiswouldexplainthehighbirthrateofSaudiArabia.Therethetraditionalculturegiveswomenlittleeducationorindependenceandfewpossibilitiesoutsidethehome.OntheotherhandtheimprovedconditionofwomeninMexicoThailandandIndonesiaexplainsthedeclineinbirthratesinthesecountries.Theirgovernmentshavetakenmeasurestoprovidemoreeducationandopportunitiesforwomen. Anotherkeyfactorinthebirthrateisbirthcontrol.Womenmaywanttolimittheirfamiliesbuthavenowaytodoso.Incountrieswheregovernmentshavemadebirthcontroleasilyavailableandinexpensivebirthrateshavegonedown.ThisisthecaseinSingaporeSriLankaandIndiaaswellasinIndonesiaThailandMexicoandBrazil.Inthesecountrieswomenhavealsobeenprovidedwithhealthcareandhelpinplanningtheirfamilies. Thesetrendsshowthataneffectiveprogramtoreducepopulationgrowthdoesnothavetodependonbettereconomicconditions.Itcanbeeffectiveifitaimstohelpwomenandmeettheirneeds.Onlytheninfactdoesithaveanyrealchanceofsuccess.SaudiArabiaismentionedbecauseitshowsthat
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第一篇OntheTrailoftheHoneyBadgers OnarecentfieldtriptotheKalahariDesertateamofresearcherslearntalotmoreabouthoneybadgers獾.TheteamemployedalocalwildlifeexpertKitsoKhamatohelpthemlocateandfollowthebadgersacrossthedesert.Theirmainaimwastostudythebadgers’movementsandbehaviourasdiscreetly谨慎地aspossiblewithoutfrighteningthemawayorcausingthemtochangetheirnaturalbehaviour.Theyalsoplannedtotrapafewandstudythemcloseupbeforereleasingthem.Inviewoftheanimal’sreputationthiswassomethingthatevenKhamawasreluctanttodo. Theproblemwithhoneybadgersistheyarenaturallycuriousanimalsespeciallywhentheyseesomethingnewhesays.thatcombinedwiththeirunpredictablenaturecanbeadangerousmixture.Iftheysenseyouhavefoodforexampletheywon’tbeshyaboutcomingrightuptoyouforsomethingtoeat.They’reactuallyquitesociablecreaturesaroundhumansbutassoonastheyfeeltheymightbeindangertheycanbecomeextremelyvicious凶恶的.Fortunatelythisisrarebutitdoeshappen. Theresearchconfirmedmanythingsthatwerealreadyknown.Asexpectedhoneybadgersateanycreaturestheycouldcatchandkill.Evenpoisonoussnakesfearedandavoidedbymostotheranimalswerenotsafefromthem.Theresearchersweresurprisedhoweverbytheanimal’sfondnessforlocalmelonsprobablybecauseoftheirhighwatercontent.Previouslyresearchersthoughtthattheanimalgotallofitsliquidrequirementsfromitsprey猎物.Theteamalsolearntthatcontrarytopreviousresearchfindingsthebadgersoccasionallyformedloosefamilygroups.Theywerealsoabletoconfirmcertainresultsfrompreviousresearchincludingthefatthatfemalebadgersneversocializedwitheachother. Followingsomeofthemalebadgerswasachallengesincetheycancoverlargedistancesinashortspaceoftime.Somehuntingterritoriescovermorethan500squarekilometers.Althoughtheyseemhappytosharetheseterritorieswithothermalesthereareoccasionalfightsoveranimportantfoodsourceandmalebadgerscanbeasaggressivetowardseachotherastheyaretowardsotherspecies. Asthebadgersbecameaccustomedtothepresenceofpeopleitgavetheteamthechancetogetupclosetothemwithoutbeingthesubjectoftheanimal’scuriosity—ortheirsuddenaggression.Thebadgers’eatingpatternswhichhadbeendisruptedreturnedtonormal.Italsoallowedtheteamtoobservemorecloselysomeoftheothercreaturesthatformworkingassociationswiththehoneybadgerastheseseemstoadoptthebadgers’relaxedattitudewhennearhumans.Whichofthefollowingisatypicalfeatureofmalebadgers?
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第二篇MakingaLossistheHeightofFashion GiventhatagoodyearinthehautecouturebusinessisonewhereyouloseevenmoremoneythanusualtheprevailingmoodinParislastweekwasofrecession-bustingbuoyancy.Thebig-namedesignerswerefallingoverthemselvestoboastofhowmanyoutfitstheyhadsoldatbelowcostpriceandhowthisprovedthatthefashionbusinesswashealthierthanever.Jean-PaulGaultierreportedrecordsalesbutwedon’tmakeanymoneyoutofitthedesignerassuredjournalistsbackstage.Nomatterhowsuccessfulyouareyoucan’tmakeaprofitfromcoutureexplainedJean-JacquesPicartaveteranfashionPRmanandco-founderofthenow-bankruptLacroixhouse. Almost20yearshavepassedsincetheAliceinWonderlandeconomicsofthecouturebusinesswerefirstexposed.OutragedthathewaslosingmoneyoneveningdressescostingtensofthousandsofpoundsthecouturierJean-LouisScherrer—tohowlsoftrahisonfromhiscolleagues-publishedadetailedsummaryofhiscosts.Oneoutfithedescribedcontainedoverhalfamileofgoldthread18000sequinsandhadrequiredhundredsofhoursofhand-stitchinginanatelier.Afairpricewouldhavebeen￡50000butthecouturiercouldonlyget￡35000forit.Ratherthanridinghighonthefolliesofthesuper-richheandhisteamcouldbarelyfeedtheirhungryfamilies. Theresultwasanoutcryandthefirstofaseriesofgovernment-andindustry-sponsoredinquiriesintothesurrealworldofultimatefashion.Thetradecontinuestoinsistthat-relativelyspeaking-coutureoffersyoumorethanyoupayforbutit’snotassimpleasthat.Whensuchatempleofoldwealthstartstalkingaboutvalueformoneyitisn’ttoconvinceanyonethatdressescostingasmuchashousesareabargain.Ratheritistopreservethepeculiarmystiquelucrativeassociationsandthreatenedintereststhatcouturerepresents. Essentiallytheargumentscouldn’tbesimpler.Ononesidearethosewhosaythatthebusinesswilldieifitdoesn’tchange.Ontheotherarethosewhosayitwilldieifitdoes.What’snotindoubtisthathautecouture-thetermtranslatesashighsewing-isaspectacularanachronism.ColossalinitscoststinyinitsclienteleandquestionableinitsinfluenceitstillremainsoneofthegreatthemesofParisianlife.InhisbookTheFashionConspiracyNicholasColeridgeestimatesthattheentirecoutureindustryrestsonthewhimsoflessthan30immenselywealthywomenandalthoughthenumbermayhavegrowninrecentyearswiththenewprosperityofAsiathenumberofcouturecustomersworldwideisnomorethan4000. Toqualifyascoutureagarmentmustbeentirelyhand-madebyoneofthe11PariscouturehousesregisteredtotheChambreSyndicaledelaHauteCouture.Eachhousemustemployatleast20peopleandshowaminimumof75newdesignsayear.SofarsostirringlytraditionalbuttheBigFouroperators-ChanelDiorGivenchyandGaultier—increasinglyusecoutureasamarketingdevicefortheirfarmoreprofitableready-to-wearfragranceandaccessorylines.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?
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FamilyHistory Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbeforemanypeoplearebeingattractedtothe51oflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisby52theirownfamilyhistory.Theycantryto53outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobbyespeciallyincountries54afairlyshorthistorylikeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates. Itisonethingtospendsometime55throughabookonfamilyhistoryandto56thedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanotherto57outtheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganised58andcauseyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen59withalittleforwardplanning. Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyou60youareconnectedwithafamouscharacterwhetherheroorcriminaldonotletthisideatake61yourresearch.Justtreatitasaninteresting62.Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequateto63with;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyour64.Themostimportantthingthoughistogetstarted.Who65whatyoumightfind?
FamilyHistory Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbeforemanypeoplearebeingattractedtothe51oflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisby52theirownfamilyhistory.Theycantryto53outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobbyespeciallyincountries54afairlyshorthistorylikeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates. Itisonethingtospendsometime55throughabookonfamilyhistoryandto56thedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanotherto57outtheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganised58andcauseyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen59withalittleforwardplanning. Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyou60youareconnectedwithafamouscharacterwhetherheroorcriminaldonotletthisideatake61yourresearch.Justtreatitasaninteresting62.Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequateto63with;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyour64.Themostimportantthingthoughistogetstarted.Who65whatyoumightfind?
FamilyHistory Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbeforemanypeoplearebeingattractedtothe51oflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisby52theirownfamilyhistory.Theycantryto53outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobbyespeciallyincountries54afairlyshorthistorylikeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates. Itisonethingtospendsometime55throughabookonfamilyhistoryandto56thedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanotherto57outtheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganised58andcauseyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen59withalittleforwardplanning. Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyou60youareconnectedwithafamouscharacterwhetherheroorcriminaldonotletthisideatake61yourresearch.Justtreatitasaninteresting62.Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequateto63with;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyour64.Themostimportantthingthoughistogetstarted.Who65whatyoumightfind?
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MauPiailugOceanNavigator MausailedfromHawaiitoTahitiusingtraditionalmethods Inearly1976afishermanledanexpeditioninwhichhesailedatraditionalPolynesianboatacross2500milesofoceanfromHawaiitoTahiti.ThePolynesianVoyagingSocietyhadorganizedtheexpedition.Itspurposewastofindoutifseafarers海员inthedistantpastcouldhavefoundtheirwayfromoneislandtotheotherwithoutnavigationalinstrumentsorwhethertheislandshadbeenpopulatedbyaccident.AtthetimeMauwastheonlymanalivewhoknewhowtonavigatejustbyobservingthestarsthewindandthesea. HehadneverbeforesailedtoTahitiwhichwasalongwaytothesouth.Howeverheunderstoodhowthewindandtheseabehavearoundislandssohewasconfidenthecouldfindhisway.Thevoyagetookhimandhiscrewamonthtocompleteandhedidit Hisgrandfatherbeganthetaskofteachinghimhowtonavigatewhenhewasstillababy.Heshowedhimpoolsofwateronthebeachtoteachhimhowthebehaviourofthewavesandwindchangedindifferentplaces.LaterMauusedacircleofstonestomemorizethepositionsofthestars.Eachstonewaslaidoutinthesandtorepresentastar. ThevoyageprovedthatHawaii’sfirstinhabitantscameinsmallboatsandnavigatedbyreadingtheseaandthestars.Mauhimselfbecameakeenteacherpassingonhistraditionalsecretstopeopleofotherculturessothathisknowledgewouldnotbelost.Heexplainedthepositionofthestarstohisstudentsbutheallowedthemtowritethingsdownbecauseheknewtheywouldneverbeabletoremembereverythingashehaddone.Mauusedstonestomemorieswherethestarsweresituatedinthesky.
第二篇MakingaLossistheHeightofFashion GiventhatagoodyearinthehautecouturebusinessisonewhereyouloseevenmoremoneythanusualtheprevailingmoodinParislastweekwasofrecession-bustingbuoyancy.Thebig-namedesignerswerefallingoverthemselvestoboastofhowmanyoutfitstheyhadsoldatbelowcostpriceandhowthisprovedthatthefashionbusinesswashealthierthanever.Jean-PaulGaultierreportedrecordsalesbutwedon’tmakeanymoneyoutofitthedesignerassuredjournalistsbackstage.Nomatterhowsuccessfulyouareyoucan’tmakeaprofitfromcoutureexplainedJean-JacquesPicartaveteranfashionPRmanandco-founderofthenow-bankruptLacroixhouse. Almost20yearshavepassedsincetheAliceinWonderlandeconomicsofthecouturebusinesswerefirstexposed.OutragedthathewaslosingmoneyoneveningdressescostingtensofthousandsofpoundsthecouturierJean-LouisScherrer—tohowlsoftrahisonfromhiscolleagues-publishedadetailedsummaryofhiscosts.Oneoutfithedescribedcontainedoverhalfamileofgoldthread18000sequinsandhadrequiredhundredsofhoursofhand-stitchinginanatelier.Afairpricewouldhavebeen￡50000butthecouturiercouldonlyget￡35000forit.Ratherthanridinghighonthefolliesofthesuper-richheandhisteamcouldbarelyfeedtheirhungryfamilies. Theresultwasanoutcryandthefirstofaseriesofgovernment-andindustry-sponsoredinquiriesintothesurrealworldofultimatefashion.Thetradecontinuestoinsistthat-relativelyspeaking-coutureoffersyoumorethanyoupayforbutit’snotassimpleasthat.Whensuchatempleofoldwealthstartstalkingaboutvalueformoneyitisn’ttoconvinceanyonethatdressescostingasmuchashousesareabargain.Ratheritistopreservethepeculiarmystiquelucrativeassociationsandthreatenedintereststhatcouturerepresents. Essentiallytheargumentscouldn’tbesimpler.Ononesidearethosewhosaythatthebusinesswilldieifitdoesn’tchange.Ontheotherarethosewhosayitwilldieifitdoes.What’snotindoubtisthathautecouture-thetermtranslatesashighsewing-isaspectacularanachronism.ColossalinitscoststinyinitsclienteleandquestionableinitsinfluenceitstillremainsoneofthegreatthemesofParisianlife.InhisbookTheFashionConspiracyNicholasColeridgeestimatesthattheentirecoutureindustryrestsonthewhimsoflessthan30immenselywealthywomenandalthoughthenumbermayhavegrowninrecentyearswiththenewprosperityofAsiathenumberofcouturecustomersworldwideisnomorethan4000. Toqualifyascoutureagarmentmustbeentirelyhand-madebyoneofthe11PariscouturehousesregisteredtotheChambreSyndicaledelaHauteCouture.Eachhousemustemployatleast20peopleandshowaminimumof75newdesignsayear.SofarsostirringlytraditionalbuttheBigFouroperators-ChanelDiorGivenchyandGaultier—increasinglyusecoutureasamarketingdevicefortheirfarmoreprofitableready-to-wearfragranceandaccessorylines.Whatisthewriter’stonetowardshautecouturebusiness?
FamilyHistory Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbeforemanypeoplearebeingattractedtothe51oflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisby52theirownfamilyhistory.Theycantryto53outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobbyespeciallyincountries54afairlyshorthistorylikeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates. Itisonethingtospendsometime55throughabookonfamilyhistoryandto56thedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanotherto57outtheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganised58andcauseyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen59withalittleforwardplanning. Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyou60youareconnectedwithafamouscharacterwhetherheroorcriminaldonotletthisideatake61yourresearch.Justtreatitasaninteresting62.Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequateto63with;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyour64.Themostimportantthingthoughistogetstarted.Who65whatyoumightfind?
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